Electric scooters are now legal in the UK providing certain conditions are met. Companies like Voi and Zwings are growing their teams rapidly, in an otherwise bleak jobs climate, as part of a greener recovery for UK mobility.
10.02.2021
Mentorship has traditionally been defined as a formal, reciprocal relationship between an advance-career and an early-career professional in a work setting. Many Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs (Boeing, Caterpillar and Bain and Company are just a few, according to Together); many medium and smaller-sized companies still do not have access to any such initiatives, even today.
10.02.2021
According to reports from small business support services, we will see record numbers of new startups in 2021. But as we enter a post-COVID-19 era, how will these new businesses differ from startups that launched two years ago?
04.02.2021
2020 will be remembered as a gloomy year. As fate would have it, the world suffered the worst viral and cyber pandemics in history simultaneously. As the new COVID-19 started to kill millions of people across the world, a breach on IT firm SolarWinds (also known as Solorigate) started a supply-chain attack of an unprecedented magnitude, affecting thousands of organisations, including the Pentagon, the White House, the US army, US departments of Treasury, Commerce and Energy, IT giants like Microsoft, Cisco, Deloitte, Intel…
03.02.2021
Buoyed up by investment, UK Oil & Gas is seeking planning permission to drill for oil on the Isle of Wight. But what is the company behind the ‘Gatwick Gusher’ really looking for, and will its shareholders ever cash in?
03.02.2021
This story has been reported to death, and has received attention from various commentators, mainstream publications, meme sites and, of course, Elon Musk. If, however, you’ve missed the hoo-ha around GameStop’s stock, this is a decent summary.
01.02.2021
Making investments that promise positive environmental impact and financial returns sometimes feels like detective work. Maddyness spoke to Josh Gregory, founder and CEO of Sugi, about how to tell if a company is greenwashing or greening up for good.
26.01.2021
If you own a fitness business, you're likely struggling to stay afloat. Though COVID-19 has crippled several industries, the fitness sector has been one of the worst affected. Gyms and studios were forced to shut down, and several gym owners had no choice but to permanently shut down their operations.
22.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
22.01.2021
With remote working becoming the norm for many over the past ten months, never has there been a bigger need for technology that streamlines online collaboration between individuals working apart.
21.01.2021
The past 12 months have been tough for many, with the pandemic completely altering our way of life in many different ways. This has been most notable in healthcare, says Dr. Ian Braithwaite, CEO and co-founder at Habitual.
21.01.2021
Over the next ten years, businesses will need to green up to avoid becoming redundant. Tuesday saw the launch of a new sustainability-centric arm of corporate innovation leader The Bakery.
20.01.2021
UK downloads of health apps have substantially increased during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications (ORCHA) report shows.
18.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
15.01.2021